Information & Instructions: HUD 1 Settlement closing statement 1. Section 5 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-533), effective on June 30, 1976 (RESPA), requires certain disclosures be made when a closing occurs if the transaction is subject to RESPA. 2. The following summary discusses the HUD-1 Settlement Statement. Most of the information contained herein has been prepared by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as required by Section 5 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-533), effective on June 30, 1976. Also see HUD Regulation Z. 3. The first page of the HUD-1 Settlement Statement contains the lender, borrower and seller information. PLEASE The form then provides DO references NOT to the loan type COPY and other information. Next the form summarizes all the costs and adjustments for the borrower and seller. Section J is the summary of the borrower s transaction and Section K is the summary of the seller s side of the transaction. 4. Section 100 summarizes the borrower s costs, such as the contract cost of the house, any personal property being purchased, and the total settlement charges owed by the borrower from Section L. 5. Beginning at line 106, adjustments are made for items (such as taxes, assessments, fuel) that the seller has previously paid. If the borrower will benefit from these items after settlement, the borrower will usually repay the seller for that portion of the cost. 6. Section 200 lists the amount paid by the borrower or on behalf of the borrower. This will include the deposit of earnest money you put down with the agreement of sale, the loan(s) you are getting and any loan you may be assuming. 7. Beginning at Line 210, adjustments are made for items that the seller owes (such as taxes, assessments) but for which you as the borrower will pay after settlement. The seller will usually pay you or credit you this portion at settlement. 8. At settlement it is usually necessary to make an adjustment between buyer and seller for property taxes and other expenses. 9. The borrower is given credit for this amount at the settlement and the seller will pay this amount or count it as a deduction from sums payable to the seller. 10. Similar adjustments are made for homeowner association dues, special assessments, and fuel and other utilities, although the billing periods for these may not always be on an annual basis. 11. The adjustments between buyer and seller are shown in Sections J and K of the HUD-1 Settlement Statement.
12. Section 300 reflects the difference between the gross amount due from the borrower and the total amount paid by/for the borrower. Generally, line 303 will show the amount of cash the borrower must bring to settlement. 13. Section 700. Sales/Broker's Commission: a. This part covers the settlement services which you may be required to get and pay for and which are itemized in Section L of the HUD-1 Settlement Statement. b. This is the total dollar amount of the real estate broker s sales commission, which is usually paid by the seller. This commission is typically a percentage of the selling price of the home. c. The fees are intended to compensate brokers or sales agents for their services. Custom and/or the negotiated agreement between the seller and the broker determine the amount of the commission. 14. Section 701-702. Division of Commission: a. If several brokers or sales agents work together to sell the home, the commission may be split among them. If they are paid from funds collected for settlement, this is shown on lines 701-702 15. Section 703. Commission Paid at Settlement: a. Sometimes the broker will retain the deposit against the sales price (earnest money) to apply towards the commission. In this case, line 703 will show only the remainder of the commission which will be paid at settlement. 16. Section 800. Items Payable in Connection with Loan: loan: a. These are the fees that lenders charge to process, approve and make the mortgage 17. Section 801. Loan Origination: a. This fee is THANK usually known as a loan origination YOU fee but sometimes is called a "point" or "points." It covers the lender's administrative costs in processing the loan. Often expressed as a percentage of the loan, the fee will vary among lenders. Generally, the buyer pays the fee, unless otherwise negotiated. 18. Section 802. Loan Discount: a. Also often called "points" or "discount points," a loan discount is a one-time charge imposed by the lender or broker to lower the rate at which the lender or broker would
otherwise offer the loan to you. Each "point" is equal to one percent of the mortgage amount. For example, if a lender charges two points on a $80,000 loan this amounts to a charge of $1,600. 19. Section 803. Appraisal Fee: a. This charge pays for an appraisal report made by an appraiser. 20. Section 804. Credit Report Fee: a. This fee covers the cost of a credit report, which shows your credit history. The lender uses the information in a credit report to help decide whether or not to approve your loan and how much money to lend you. 21. Section 805. Lender's Inspection Fee: a. This charge covers inspections, often of newly constructed housing, made by employees of your lender or by an outside inspector. (Pest or other inspections made by companies other than the lender are discussed in line 1302.) 22. Section 806. Mortgage Insurance Application Fee: a. This fee covers the processing of an application for mortgage insurance. 23. Section 807. Assumption Fee: a. This is a fee which is charged when a buyer "assumes" or takes over the duty to pay the seller s existing mortgage loan. 24. Section 808. Mortgage Broker Fee: a. Fees paid to mortgage brokers would be listed here. 25. Section 800. Items Payable in Connection with Loan: a. These are the fees which lenders charge to process, approve and make the mortgage loan. 26. Section 801. Loan Origination: a. This fee covers the lender's administrative costs in processing the loan. Often expressed as a percentage of the loan, the fee will vary among lenders and from locality to locality. Generally the buyer pays the fee unless another arrangement has been made with the seller and written into the sales contract. 27. Section 802. Loan Discount:
a. Often called "points", a loan discount is a one-time charge used to adjust the yield on the loan to what market conditions demand. It is used to offset constraints placed on the yield by State or Federal regulations. Each "point" is equal to one percent of the mortgage amount. For example, if a lender charges four points on a $60,000 loan this amounts to a charge of $2,400. 28. Section 803. Appraisal Fee: a. This charge, which may vary significantly from transaction to transaction, pays for a statement of property value for the lender, made by an independent appraiser or by a member of the lender's staff. b. The lender needs to know if the value of the property is sufficient to secure the loan if you fail to repay the loan according to the provision of your mortgage contract, and the lender must foreclose and take title to the house. c. The appraiser inspects the house and the neighborhood, and considers sales prices of comparable houses and other factors in determining the value. The appraisal report may contain photos and other information of value to you. It will provide the factual data upon which the appraiser based the appraised value. d. The appraisal does not, however, give rights to the purchaser nor necessarily detect or discuss defects in the property or title to the property. While most reasonable lenders will furnish you a copy of the appraisal upon request, they are not required to do so unless State law covers this situation. Therefore, it is important that you reach an understanding with your lender if you wish to see the appraisal, preferably at the time of payment of the appraisal fee. e. The appraisal fee may be paid by either the buyer or the seller, as agreed in the sales contract. In some cases this fee is included in the Mortgage Insurance Application Fee. See line 806 29. Section 804. Credit Report Fee: a. This fee covers the cost of the credit report, which shows how you have handled other credit transactions. The lender uses this report in conjunction with information you submitted with the application regarding your income, outstanding bills, and employment, to determine whether you are an acceptable credit risk and to help determine how much money to lend you. 30. Section 805. Lender's Inspection Fee: a. This charge covers inspections, often of newly constructed housing, made by personnel of the lending institution or an outside inspector. (Pest or other inspections made by companies other than the lender are discussed in connection with line 1302.) 31. Section 806. Mortgage Insurance Application Fee:
a. This fee covers processing the application for private mortgage insurance which may be required on certain loans. It may cover both the appraisal and application fee. 32. Section 807. Assumption Fee: a. This fee is charged for processing papers for cases in which the buyer takes over the payments on the prior loan of the seller. 33. 900. Section Items Required by Lender to Be Paid in Advance: a. You may be required to prepay certain items at the time of settlement, such as accrued interest, mortgage insurance premiums and hazard insurance premiums. b. 901. Interest: Lenders usually require borrowers to pay the interest that accrues from the date of settlement to the first monthly payment. c. 902. Mortgage Insurance Premium: The lender may require you to pay your first year s mortgage insurance premium or a lump sum premium that covers the life of the loan, in advance, at the settlement. 34. 903. Section Hazard Insurance Premium: a. Hazard insurance protects you and the lender against loss due to fire, windstorm, and natural hazards. Lenders often require the borrower to bring to the settlement a paid-up first year s policy or to pay for the first year's premium at settlement. 35. Section 904. Flood Insurance: a. If the lender requires flood insurance, it is usually listed here. 36. Items Required by Lender to Be Paid in Advance: a. You may be required to prepay certain items, such as accrued interest, mortgage insurance premium and hazard insurance premium, at the time of settlement. 37. Section 901. Interest: a. Lenders usually require that borrowers pay at settlement the interest that accrues on the mortgage from the date of settlement to the beginning of the period covered by the first monthly payment. For example, suppose your settlement takes place on April 16, and your first regular monthly payment will be due June 1, to cover interest charges for the month of May. b. On the settlement date, the lender will collect interest for the period from April 16 to May 1. If you borrowed $60,000 at 12 percent interest, the interest item would be $303.30. This amount and per diem charges will be entered on line 901.
38. Section 902. Mortgage Insurance Premium: a. Mortgage insurance protects the lender from loss due to payment default by the borrower. The lender may require you to pay your first premium or a lump sum premium covering the life of the loan in advance, on the day of settlement. b. The premium may cover a specific number of months, a year in advance or the total amount. With this insurance protection, the lender is willing to make a larger loan, thus reducing your down payment requirements. c. This type of insurance should not be confused with mortgage life, credit life, or disability insurance designed to pay off a mortgage in the event of physical disability or death of the borrower. 39. Section 903. Hazard Insurance Premium: a. This premium prepayment is for insurance protection for you and the lender against loss due to fire, windstorm, and natural hazards. This coverage may be included in a Homeowners Policy which insures against additional risks which may include personal liability and theft. Lenders often require payment of the first year's premium at settlement. b. A hazard insurance or homeowner's policy may not protect you against loss caused by flooding. If your mortgage is Federally insured and your property is within a special flood hazard area identified by FEMA, you may be required by Federal law to carry flood insurance on your home. Such insurance may be purchased in participating communities under the National Flood Insurance Act. 40. Sections 1000-1008. Escrow Account Deposits: a. These lines identify the payment of taxes and/or insurance and other items that must be made at settlement to set up an escrow account. The lender is not allowed to collect more than a certain amount. The individual item deposits may overstate the amount that can be collected. The aggregate adjustment makes the correction in the amount on line 1008. It will be zero or a negative amount. 41. 1000. Section Reserves Deposited with Lenders: a. Reserves (sometimes called "escrow" or "impound" accounts) are funds held in an account by the lender to assure future payment for such recurring items as real estate taxes and hazard insurance. b. You will probably have to pay an initial amount for each of these items to start the reserve account at the time of settlement. A portion of your regular monthly payments will be added to the reserve account. RESPA places limitations on the amount of reserve funds which may be required by the lender.
c. Do not hesitate to ask the lender to explain any variance between your own calculations and the figure presented to you. 42. Section 1001. Hazard Insurance: a. The lender determines the amount of money that must be placed in the reserve in order to pay the next insurance premium when due. 43. Section 1002. Mortgage Insurance: a. The lender may require that part of the total annual premium be placed in the reserve account at settlement. The portion to be placed in reserve may be negotiable. 44. Section 1003-1004. City/County Property Taxes: a. The lender may require a regular monthly payment to the reserve account for property taxes. 45. Section 1005. Annual Assessments: a. This reserve item covers assessments that may be imposed by subdivisions or municipalities for special improvements (such as sidewalks, sewers or paving) or fees (such as homeowners association fees). 46. Section 1100. Title Charges: a. Title charges may cover a variety of services performed by title companies and others and include fees directly related to the transfer of title (title examination, title search, document preparation) and fees for title insurance, legal charges, which include fees for lender's, seller's or buyer's attorney or the attorney preparing title work and fees for settlement agents and notaries. b. The specific charges discussed in connection with lines 1101 through 1109 are those most frequently incurred at settlement. Due to the great diversity in practice from area to area, your particular settlement may not include all of these items or may include others not listed. 47. Section 1101. Settlement or Closing Fee: a. This fee is paid to the settlement agent or escrow holder. Responsibility for payment of this fee should be negotiated between the seller and the buyer. 48. Section 1101. Settlement or Closing Fee: a. This fee is paid to the settlement agent. Responsibility for payment of this fee should be negotiated between the seller and buyer, at the time the sales contract is signed.
49. Sections 1102-1104. Abstract of Title Search, Title Examination, Title Insurance Binder: a. These charges cover the costs of the search and examination of records of previous ownership, transfers, etc., to determine whether the seller can convey clear title to the property, and to disclose any matters on record that could adversely affect the buyer or the lender. b. Examples of title problems are unpaid mortgages, judgment or tax Liens, conveyances of mineral rights, leases, and power line easements or road right of-ways that could limit use and enjoyment of the real estate. In some areas, a title insurance binder is called a commitment to insure. 50. Section 1105. Document Preparation: a. This is a separate fee that some lenders or title companies charge to cover their costs of preparation of final legal papers, such as a mortgage, Deed of Trust, Note or Deed. 51. Section 1105. Document Preparation: a. There may be a separate document fee that covers preparation of final legal papers, such as a mortgage, Deed of Trust, Note, or Deed. You should check with the settlement agent to see that these services, if charged for, are not also covered under some other service fees. 52. Section 1106. Notary Fee: a. This fee is charged for the cost of having a licensed person affix his or her name and seal to various documents authenticating the execution of these documents by the parties. 53. Section 1107. Attorney's Fees: a. You may be required to pay for legal services provided to the lender in connection with the settlement, such as examination of the title binder or sales contract. Occasionally this fee can be shared with the seller, if so stipulated in the sales contract. b. If a lawyer's THANK involvement is required by YOU the lender, the fee will appear on this part of the form. The buyer and seller may each retain an attorney to check the various documents and to represent them at all stages of the transaction including settlement. Where this service is not required and is paid for outside of closing, the person conducting settlement is not obligated to record the fee on the settlement form. 54. 1107 Section Attorney's Fees:
a. You may be required to pay for legal services provided to the lender, such as an examination of the title binder. Occasionally, the seller will agree in the agreement of sale to pay part of this fee. b. The cost of your attorney and/or the seller s attorney may also appear here. If an attorney's involvement is required by the lender, the fee will appear on this part of the form, or on lines 1111, 1112 or 1113. 55. Section 1108. Title Insurance: a. The total cost of owner's and lender's title insurance is shown here. b. A one-time premium may be charged at settlement for a lender's title policy which protects the lender against loss due to problems or defects in connection with the title. c. The insurance is usually written for the amount of the mortgage loan and covers losses due to defects or problems not identified by title search and examination. The borrower may pay all, a part or none of this cost depending on the terms of the sales contract or local custom. 56. Section 1109. Lender's Title Insurance: a. A one-time premium may be charged at settlement for a lender's title policy which protects the lender against loss due to problems or defects in connection with the title. b. The insurance is usually written for the amount of the mortgage loan and covers losses due to defects or problems not identified by title search and examination. The borrower may pay all, a part or none of this cost depending on the terms of the sales contract or local custom. 57. Section 1110. Owner's Title Insurance: a. This charge is for owner's title insurance protection and protects you against losses due to title defects. In some areas it is customary for the seller to provide the buyer with an owner's policy and for the seller to pay for this policy. In other areas, if the buyer desires an owner's policy he or she must pay for it. 58. Section 1200. Government Recording and Transfer Charges: a. These fees may be paid either by borrower or seller, depending upon your contract when you buy the home or accept the loan commitment. b. The borrower usually pays the fees for legally recording the new Deed and mortgage (line 1201). These fees, collected when property changes hands or when a mortgage loan is made, may be quite large and are set by State and/or local governments. City, county and/or State tax stamps may have to be purchased as well (lines 1202 and 1203).
59. Section 1300. Additional Settlement Charges: a. The lender or the title insurance company may require that a surveyor conduct a property survey to determine the exact location of the home and the lot line, as well as easements and rights of way. This is a protection to the buyer as well. 60. Section 1301. Survey: a. Usually the buyer pays the surveyor's fees, but sometimes this may be handled by the seller (line 1301). 61. 1302. Pest and Other Inspections: a. This fee is to cover inspections for termites or other pest infestation of your home. b. This may be important if the sales contract included a promise by the seller to transfer the property free from pests or pest-caused damage. Be sure that the inspection shows that the property complies with the sales contract before you complete the settlement. c. If it does not you may wish to require a bond or other financial assurance that the work will be completed. This fee can be paid either by the borrower or seller depending upon the terms of the sales contract. Lenders vary in their requirements as to such an inspection. 1303. d. Fees for other inspections, such as for structural soundness, are entered on line 62. Section 1303-1305. Lead-Based Paint Inspections: a. This fee is to cover inspections or evaluations for lead-based paint hazard risk assessments and may be on any blank line in the 1300 series. 63. Section 1400. Total Settlement Charges: a. All the fees in the borrower's column entitled "Paid from Borrower's Funds at Settlement" are totaled here and transferred to line 103 of Section J, "Settlement charges to borrower" in the Summary of Borrower's Transaction on page 1 of the HUD-1 Settlement Statement. b. All the settlement fees paid by the seller are transferred to line 502 of Section K, Summary of Seller's Transaction on page 1 of the HUD-1 Settlement Statement. 64. Paid Outside Of Closing ("POC"):
a. Some fees may be listed on the HUD-1 to the left of the borrower s column and marked "P.O.C." Fees such as those for credit reports and appraisals are usually paid by the borrower before closing/settlement. b. They are additional costs to you. Other fees such as those paid by the lender to a mortgage broker or other settlement service providers may be paid after closing/settlement. These fees are usually included in the interest rate or other settlement charge. They are not an additional cost to you. These types of fees will not be added into the total on Line 1400.
Form: Sample HUD-1 settlement form HUD-1 SETTLEMENT STATEMENT A. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SETTLEMENT STATEMENT B. TYPE OF LOAN File Number: Loan Number: Mortgage Insurance Case Number C. NOTE This form is furnished to give you a statement of actual settlement costs. Amounts paid to and by the settlement agent are shown. Items marked "(p.o.c.)" were paid outside the closing; they are shown here for informational purposes and are not included in the totals. D. NAME AND ADDRESS OF BORROWER: E. NAME AND ADDRESS OF SELLER: F. NAME AND ADDRESS OF LENDER: G. PROPERTY LOCATION: H. SETTLEMENT AGENT: NAME, AND ADDRESS PLACE OF SETTLEMENT: I. SETTLEMENT DATE: J. SUMMARY OF BORROWER S K. SUMMARY OF SELLER S TRANSACTION TRANSACTION 100. GROSS AMOUNT DUE FROM 400. GROSS AMOUNT DUE TO SELLER: BORROWER: 101. Contract sales price 401. Contract sales price 102. Personal property 402. Personal property 103. Settlement charges to 403. borrower(line 1400) 104. THANK 404. YOU 105. 405. Adjustments for items paid by seller in advance Adjustments for items paid by seller in advance 106. City/town taxes to 406. City/town taxes to 107. County taxes to 407. County taxes to 108. Assessments to 408. Assessments to 109. Fuel Oil gals. @ $ gal. 409. 110. 410.
111. 411. 112. 412. 120. GROSS AMOUNT DUE FROM BORROWER 420. GROSS AMOUNT DUE TO SELLER 200. AMOUNTS PAID BY OR IN BEHALF OF BORROWER: 500. REDUCTIONS IN AMOUNT DUE TO SELLER: 201. Deposit of earnest money 501. Excess deposit (see instructions) 202. Principal amount of new loan(s) 502. Settlement charges to seller (line 1400) 203. Existing loan(s) taken subject to 503. Existing loan(s) taken subject PLEASE DO NOT to COPY 204. 504. Payoff of first mortgage loan 205. 505. Payoff of second mortgage loan 206. 506. 207. 507. 208. 508. 209. 509. Adjustments for items unpaid by seller Adjustments for items unpaid by seller 210. City/town taxes to [Date to date] year 510. City/town taxes to [Date to date] year 211. County taxes to [Date to date] 511. County taxes to [Date to date] year year 212. Assessments to [Date to date] 512. Assessments to [Date to date] year year 213. 513. 214. 514. 215. 515. 216. 516. 217. 517. 218. 518. 219. 519. 220. TOTAL PAID BY/FOR THANK 520. YOU TOTAL REDUCTION BORROWER AMOUNT DUE SELLER 300. CASH AT SETTLEMENT 600. CASH AT SETTLEMENT FROM/TO BORROWER TO/FROM SELLER 301. Gross amount due from borrower(line 120) 601. Gross amount due to seller (line 420) 302. Less amounts paid by/for 602. Less reductions in amount due borrower(line 220) seller (line 520) 303. CASH [FROM/TO] 603. CASH [FROM/TO] SELLER BORROWER
L. SETTLEMENT CHARGES 700. TOTAL SALES/BROKER S COMMISSION based on price $ @ %= PAID FROM BORRO WER S FUNDS AT SETTLE MENT Division of Commission (line 700) as follows: 701. $ to 702. $ to 703. Commission paid at Settlement 704. ITEMS PAYABLE IN CONNECTION WITH LOAN 801. Loan Origination Fee % 802. Loan Discount % 803. Appraisal Fee to 804. Credit Report to 805. Lender s Inspection Fee 806. Mortgage Insurance Application Fee to 807. Assumption Fee 808. Mortgage Broker THIS Fee DOCUMENT 809. 810. 811. ITEMS REQUIRED BY LENDER TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE 901. Interest from to @$ /day 902. Mortgage Insurance Premium for months to 903. Hazard Insurance Premium for years to 904. years to 905. 1000. RESERVES DEPOSITED THANK WITH LENDER YOU 1001. Hazard Insurance months @ $ per month 1002. Mortgage insurance months @ $ per month 1003. City property taxes months @ $ per month 1004. County property taxes months @ $ per month 1005. Annual assessments months @ $ per month 1006. months @ $ per month 1007. months @ $ per month 1008. Aggregate Adjustment PAID FROM SELLER S FUNDS AT SETTLEME NT
1100. TITLE CHARGES 1101. Settlement or closing fee to 1102. Abstract or title search to 1103. Title examination to 1104. Title insurance binder to 1105. Document preparation to 1106. Notary fees to 1107. Attorney s fees to (includes above items numbers; ) 1108. Title Insurance to (includes above items numbers; ) 1109. Lender s coverage $ 1110. Owner s coverage $ 1111. 1112. 1113. 1200. GOVERNMENT RECORDING AND TRANSFER CHARGES 1201. Recording fees: Deed $ ; Mortgage $ ; Releases $ 1202. City/county tax/stamps: Deed $ ; Mortgage $ 1203. State tax/stamps: Deed $ ; Mortgage $ 1204. 1205. 1300. ADDITIONAL SETTLEMENT CHARGES 1301. Survey to 1302. Pest inspection to 1303. 1304. 1305. 1400. TOTAL SETTLEMENT CHARGES (enter on lines 103, Section J and 502, Section K) I have carefully reviewed THANK the HUD-1 Settlement Statement YOU and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is a true and accurate statement of all receipts and disbursements made on my account or by me in this transaction. I further certify that I have received a copy of the HUD-1 Settlement Statement. Date: Borrower: Date: Borrower:
Date: Date: Seller: Seller: